In a moment dominated by the gravity of its surreality, I will spend the year engaging with walks that ‘sit somewhere on a scale between dream and reality.’ A Wander is not a Slog takes Clare Qualmann and Claire Hind’s Ways to Wander (2015) as a guidebook for a year of walking. The book, which features contributions from member of the Walking Artists Network, offers 54 different walking instructions.
Inspired in part by the I am the Walker blog project, I will be doing every walk in the book and blogging about it. I am also inviting anyone from anywhere in the world to join either in London or through a distance exchange. So far over 150 people from 20 countries have joined and I am eager to make more walking connections.
You can find the schedule of walks below. To join me, or just get more information, send me (Blake Morris) an e-mail: blake@walkexchange.org.
For more information about my work, check out my main website: thisisnotaslog.com
| Walk | Week Begins | Week Ends |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Rural; River Urban by Roger Bygott | January 1, 2018 | January 7, 2018 |
| 2. Feeling and Touching by Debbie Kent | January 8, 2018 | January 14, 2018 |
| 3. untitled by Ranulph Glanville | January 15, 2018 | January 21, 2018 |
| 4. Crossing Paths/Different Worlds by Romany Reagan | January 22, 2018 | January 28, 2018 |
| 5. Teleconnection Teledirection by Townley and Bradby | January 29, 2018 | February 4, 2018 |
| 6. I Cannot See The Summit from Here by Alison Lloyd | February 5, 2018 | February 11, 2018 |
| 7. Off-the-grid Walking cARTography by Bronwyn Preece and Similkameen O’Rourke | February 12, 2018 | February 18, 2018 |
| 8. Going in Circles by Alexander ‘Twig’ Champion | February 19, 2018 | February 25, 2018 |
| 9. Walk with Me by Helen Frosi (SoundFjord) | February 26, 2018 | March 4, 2018 |
| 10. The Underpass by Simon Pope | March 5, 2018 | March 11, 2018 |
| 11. Maternity Leaves by Lizzie Philps | March 12, 2018 | March 18, 2018 |
| 12. Perambulator by Clare Qualmann | March 19, 2018 | March 25, 2018 |
| 13. Walking in Drains by David Prescott-Steed | March 26, 2018 | April 1, 2018 |
| 14. Notes to the Novice Pedestrian by Robin Smith | April 2, 2018 | April 8, 2018 |
| 15. untitled by Andrew Brown | April 9, 2018 | April 15, 2018 |
| 16. Following Forgotten Footprints by Bridget Sheridan | April 16, 2018 | April 22, 2018 |
| 17. Way from Home by Misha Myers | April 23, 2018 | April 29, 2018 |
| 18. Step-by-Step by Neil Callaghan and Simone Kenyon | April 30, 2018 | May 6, 2018 |
| 19. City Centre by Tom Hall | May 7, 2018 | May 13, 2018 |
| 20. Play the City by Helen Stratford and Idit Elia Nathan | May 14, 2018 | May 20, 2018 |
| 21. Walking with my Dog by Annie Lloyd | May 21, 2018 | May 27, 2018 |
| 22. untitled by Phil Smith | May 28, 2018 | June 3, 2018 |
| 23. Long Shore Drift by Jess Allen | June 4, 2018 | June 10, 2018 |
| 24. Walker by Barbara Lounder | June 11, 2018 | June 17, 2018 |
| 25. The Closer Walk by Marie-Anne Lerjen | June 18, 2018 | June 24, 2018 |
| 26. Walking Ideas by Vinko Nino Jaeger | June 25, 2018 | July 1, 2018 |
| 27. Folding Paper Listening Trumpet by Karen McCoy | July 2, 2018 | July 8, 2018 |
| 28. untitled by Blake Morris | July 9, 2018 | July 15, 2018 |
| 29. The Best of All Possible Places by Nick Tobier | July 16, 2018 | July 22, 2018 |
| 30. The A-Game by Thomas Bolton | July 23, 2018 | July 29, 2018 |
| 31. A Walk for Seaton Carew Beach by Chance Marshall | July 30, 2018 | August 5, 2018 |
| 32. How to Wander Lonely as a Cloud by Penny Newell | August 6, 2018 | August 12, 2018 |
| 33. Chip Walk by walkwalkwalk | August 13, 2018 | August 19, 2018 |
| 34. Walking with Limited Longevity by Gary Winters and Claire Hind | August 20, 2018 | August 26, 2018 |
| 35. Walking in a Gallery by Carl Lavery | August 27, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 36. Transecting by Bram Arnold | September3, 2018 | September 9, 2018 |
| 37. Radically Walking by Chris Green | September10, 2018 | September16, 2018 |
| 38. For the River Valley by Jane Fox | September17, 2018 | September23, 2018 |
| 39. Perhaps we are like stones by Matthew Reason | September24, 2018 | September30, 2018 |
| 40. On the Maunga by Molly Mullen | October 1, 2018 | October 7, 2018 |
| 41. In One Step by Cecilia Lagerström and Helena Kågemark | October 8, 2018 | October 14, 2018 |
| 42. Intertidal Walking by Chris Mollon | October 15, 2018 | October 21, 2018 |
| 43. untitled by Vanessa Grasse | October 22, 2018 | October 28, 2018 |
| 44. untitled by Emma Cocker | October 29, 2018 | November 4, 2018 |
| 45. The city as site of performative possibilities by Kris Darby | November 5, 2018 | November 11, 2018 |
| 46. Wolf Trot by Kerstin Kussmaul | November12, 2018 | November18, 2018 |
| 47. Love at First (Site) by Steve Fossey | November19, 2018 | November25, 2018 |
| 48. untitled by Tobias Grice | November26, 2018 | December 2, 2018 |
| 49. Waylaid Walking by Charlie fox | December 3, 2018 | December 9, 2018 |
| 50. Psithurism by Isabel Moseley | December10, 2018 | December16, 2018 |
| 51. A Certain History by Linda Rae Dornan | December 17, 2018 | December23, 2018 |
| 52. Nostalgic and Pre-Nostalgic Drifts by Wrights & Sites | December24, 2018 | December30, 2018 |
| 53. Welcome to… by Mark Hunter | December31, 2018 | January 6, 2019 |
| 54. Ways to Reflect by Claire Hind | January 7, 2019 | January 13, 2019 |
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